Eligibilty & Application

Eligibility

• Must be proficient in both written and spoken English
• Completed an accredited Radiology training program
• Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Diagnostic Imaging or American Board of Radiology certified/eligible or certified with equivalent qualifications. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) uses the General Medical Council  (https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/managing-your-registration/certificates/cgs-directory)  as a resource for the recognition of specialty certification.

Application Process

The below items must be submitted in PDF format by the deadline indicated above. Candidates may apply to up to 2 programs using 1 application form. Your first choice will be primarily considered for the fellowship positions. Your second choice will only be considered if there is an unexpected vacancy, or we are unable to fill a fellowship position.

An application is not complete until all references letters have been received by the program; incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

• Curriculum Vitae 
• Candidate Letter (Addressed to Program Director)
• Proof of Certification
  • The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) uses the General Medical Council  (https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/managing-your-registration/certificates/cgs-directory)  as a resource for the recognition of specialty certification
• Three Reference Letters (Addressed to Dr. Mini Pakkal; one letter must be from Radiology Residency Program Director)
  • All letters must be signed, include credentials, contact information of referee and be on institutional letterhead
  • Once an application webform is completed your referees will automatically receive emails requesting references
  • Once your referee submits their letter of reference, both the applicant and referee will get a confirmation email
  • It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all reference letters are received by the Department of Medical Imaging administrative office. Referees will not be contacted by the Department for the purpose of requesting these letters.

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Sponsored Trainee must ​​​complete their application on STAR (https://star.pgme.utoronto.ca/) and receive the prospective funding letter from their sponsoring advisor before starting an application on our Online Fellowship Application System https://documents.med.utoronto.ca/Forms/FellowshipsApplication. Sponsored trainees are required to upload the funding letter on our system.

Pediatric Radiology Fellowships: apply directly to The Hospital for Sick Children. For more information, please visit Pediatric Radiology Fellowship webpage.

If you have also applied to the U.S match through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), please be advised that the University of Toronto is a participating institution and adheres to the match policy, found on the NRMP website.

Interviews

Applications will be reviewed by the Fellowship Selection Committee. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview mostly between August-November 2024.

Candidates applying to the following programs are required to submit site ranking preferences to their interview contact. This information will be used during the final selection process to match candidates and sites appropriately. It will be assumed that candidates not providing rankings have no site preferences.

• Abdominal Imaging
• Cardiothoracic Imaging
• Vascular and Interventional Radiology
• Women's Imaging